Mali vs Zambia, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
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Mali are hosting Zambia
at Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco, starting on
. The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Aliou Dieng (Mali).
- 1': Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Dorgeles Nene (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
- 7': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Benson Sakala.
- 8': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Willard Mwanza.
- 9': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Mamadou Fofana.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Woyo Coulibaly (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
- 13': Foul by Kings Kangwa (Zambia).
- 13': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Willard Mwanza (Zambia). Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
- 16': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Dominic Chanda.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Handball by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
- 18': Foul by Aliou Dieng (Mali).
- 18': Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Dorgeles Nene (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Mathews Banda (Zambia).
- 19': Foul by Fashion Sakala (Zambia).
- 19': Woyo Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 20': Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Lameck Banda (Zambia).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Dominic Chanda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Mali).
- 27': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Abdoulaye Diaby.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
- 35': Fashion Sakala (Zambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Mali).
- 37': Penalty Mali. Dorgeles Nene draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty conceded by Mathews Banda (Zambia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Mathews Banda (Zambia).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': VAR Decision: Penalty Mali.
- 42': Penalty saved. El Bilal Touré (Mali) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Willard Mwanza (Zambia).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Dominic Chanda.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Foul by Kings Kangwa (Zambia).
- 45': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Dominic Chanda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Chanda (Zambia).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Mali).
- 45'+4': Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Fashion Sakala (Zambia).
- 45'+5': Woyo Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Mali 0, Zambia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mali 0, Zambia 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Aliou Dieng (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Willard Mwanza (Zambia). Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Lubambo Musonda (Zambia).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Owen Tembo (Zambia).
- 50': Kamory Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Mali).
- 51': Lubambo Musonda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, Zambia. Patson Daka is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. El Bilal Touré (Mali) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Woyo Coulibaly with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Mali).
- 54': Patson Daka (Zambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Lubambo Musonda (Zambia).
- 55': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 56': Kamory Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Mali).
- 56': Owen Tembo (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Abdoulaye Diaby.
- 61': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Mathews Banda.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by El Bilal Touré.
- 61': Goal! Mali 1, Zambia 0. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 64': Attempt missed. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by El Bilal Touré with a headed pass.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by El Bilal Touré.
- 65': Foul by Aliou Dieng (Mali).
- 65': Kings Kangwa (Zambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Aliou Dieng (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Offside, Zambia. Fashion Sakala is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Zambia. Joseph Sabobo replaces Lameck Banda because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Zambia. David Simukonda replaces Miguel Chaiwa.
- 69': Foul by David Simukonda (Zambia).
- 69': Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': David Simukonda (Zambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Dorgeles Nene (Mali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Willard Mwanza (Zambia). Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
- 70': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Lubambo Musonda.
- 71': David Simukonda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Aliou Dieng (Mali).
- 71': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Mali).
- 71': Patson Daka (Zambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Dominic Chanda (Zambia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 72': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Woyo Coulibaly.
- 72': Attempt saved. Dominic Chanda (Zambia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Djigui Diarra (Mali).
- 76': Substitution, Mali. Gaoussou Diarra replaces El Bilal Touré.
- 76': Substitution, Mali. Mahamadou Doumbia replaces Dorgeles Nene.
- 78': Substitution, Zambia. Kennedy Musonda replaces Fashion Sakala.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Zambia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathews Banda.
- 81': Amadou Dante (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Joseph Sabobo (Zambia).
- 83': Amadou Dante (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Kennedy Musonda (Zambia).
- 84': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaoussou Diarra.
- 86': Substitution, Mali. Amadou Haidara replaces Kamory Doumbia.
- 88': David Simukonda (Zambia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Amadou Dante (Mali).
- 89': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Zambia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Simukonda with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Mamadou Sangaré.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Owen Tembo (Zambia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Sabobo.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Benson Sakala (Zambia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kings Kangwa with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Mali 1, Zambia 1. Patson Daka (Zambia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathews Banda with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
- 90'+5': Lubambo Musonda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Mali 1, Zambia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Mali 1, Zambia 1.
Statistics
 ZAM |
MLI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 375 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 23 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Mohamed V Stadium
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Attendance: 10,124
Venue: Mohamed V Stadium
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Attendance: 10,124
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Comoros | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | -3 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Mali (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Djigui Diarra (GK) |
| 15 | Mamadou Fofana |
| 5 | Abdoulaye Diaby |
| 3 | Amadou Dante |
| 26 | Woyo Coulibaly |
| 19 | Kamory Doumbia |
| 23 | Aliou Dieng  |
| 20 | Mamadou Sangare |
| 9 | El Bilal Toure |
| 7 | Nene Dorgeles |
| 17 | Lassine Sinayoko |
Zambia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Willard Mwanza (GK) |
| 21 | Dominic Chanda |
| 6 | Benson Sakala |
| 8 | Lubambo Musonda |
| 2 | Mathews Banda |
| 17 | Kings Kangwa |
| 5 | Miguel Chaiwa |
| 25 | Owen Tembo |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
| 10 | Fashion Sakala |
| 9 | Lameck Banda |
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